A fragmented code: The moral and structural context for providing assistance with injection drug use initiation in San Diego, USA

Injection drug use initiation is shaped by social networks and structural contexts, with people who inject drugs often assisting in this process. We sought to explore the norms and contexts linked to assisting others to initiate injection drug use in San Diego, USA, to inform the development of structural interventions to prevent this phenomenon.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - March 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andy Guise, Jason Melo, Maria Luisa Mittal, Claudia Rafful, Jazmine Cuevas-Mota, Peter Davidson, Richard S. Garfein, Dan Werb Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research